Napoleon's hat sold for almost 2 million euros
Kyiv • UNN
A hat that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte was sold for 1.9 million euros at an auction in Paris. Historians say the hat helped make the French commander recognizable on the battlefield
A hat that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte, was sold for 1.9 million euros at a Paris auction, UNN writes with reference to BBC.
The name of the buyer who purchased the The name of the buyer remains unknown.
The black beaver hat with the attached cockade was preliminarily was preliminarily estimated by the Osenat auction house at 600-800 thousand euros. The hat was sold along with other items of the French emperor, including a silver plate and a wooden cosmetic bag with a razor, a silver toothbrush scissors and other things.
According to historians, the hat was part of the image of the of the French commander, and wearing it on the side made him recognizable in battle.
Napoleon had about 120 two-horned hats, of which only 20 are believed to have survived.
